Russia · Women's 63 kg, July 2012
Svetlana Tsarukaeva
Svetlana Tsarukaeva is a weightlifter from Russia, born in 1987, with four World Championships medals (1 gold, 3 silver). The results below cover 11 competitions from 2003 to 2012. The latest result came in the women's 63 kg class, at the 2012 Olympic Games.
- World medals
- 4
- Best total
- 255 kg
- Best snatch
- 117 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 138 kg
Svetlana Tsarukaeva's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 gold, 3 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 53 kg in 2003, 58 kg in 2006, 63 kg from 2007 to 2012. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 62.42 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 69 kg.
Latest result: 2012 Olympic Games, 27 July 2012, 63 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 kg2007 to 2012 | 117 | 138 | 255 |
| 58 kg2006 | 108 | 125 | 233 |
| 53 kg2003 | 85 | 102.5 | 187.5 |
Svetlana Tsarukaeva by the numbers
Svetlana Tsarukaeva's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 335.8
- From 255 kg at 62.17 kg bodyweight, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 5th of 864
- 255 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 63 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 85%
- At the best total, 117 kg of 138 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 24
- Turned 24 in 2011, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 9 of 11
- Of the other two: one with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one with a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Svetlana Tsarukaeva makes each attempt
Svetlana Tsarukaeva made 82% of snatch attempts and 67% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Svetlana Tsarukaeva head to head
The lifters Svetlana Tsarukaeva has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Svetlana Tsarukaeva ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sibel Şimşek |
5 | 3 | 2 |
 Ruth Kasirye |
5 | 4 | 1 |
 Muslime Meral-Sunar |
4 | 4 | 0 |
| Sheila Ramos | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Anna Leśniewska |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Kim Soo-Kyung |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Svetlana Tsarukaeva's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | - | - | 63 kg | 62.42 | 106 | 112 | 125 | |||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 1 | 255 | 63 kg | 62.17 | 110 | 114 | 117 | 130 | 135 | 138 |
| 2011 European Championships 11 Apr 2011 | 2 | 245 | 63 kg | 62.67 | 108 | 112 | 128 | 133 | ||
| 2010 European Championships 2 Apr 2010 | 2 | 244 | 63 kg | 62.62 | 105 | 110 | 114 | 125 | 130 | |
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 2 | 246 | 63 kg | 62.91 | 106 | 111 | 128 | 132 | 135 | |
| 2009 European Championships 4 Apr 2009 | 3 | 231 | 63 kg | 62.77 | 95 | 100 | 103 | 120 | 125 | 128 |
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | - | - | 63 kg | 62.37 | 107 | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 2 | 250 | 63 kg | 62.82 | 109 | 112 | 115 | 130 | 135 | |
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 2 | 233 | 58 kg | 57.84 | 100 | 105 | 108 | 125 | ||
| 2006 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 28 May 2006 | 1 | 231 | 58 kg | 57.57 | 98 | 103 | 106 | 120 | 125 | |
| 2003 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jun 2003 | 4 | 187.5 | 53 kg | 52.35 | 82.5 | 85 | 102.5 |
Compare Svetlana Tsarukaeva
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Svetlana Tsarukaeva met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.